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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the vaccination against bacterial meningitis of public |
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school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.001, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Each student shall be fully immunized against |
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bacterial meningitis, except as provided by Subsection (c). To |
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satisfy the requirement of this subsection, a student must show |
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proof of a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine and a |
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booster dose of that vaccine in accordance with the recommended |
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immunization schedule adopted by the Department of State Health |
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Services, as well as any additional vaccine recommended for the |
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prevention of bacterial meningitis by the federal Centers for |
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Disease Control and Prevention. The executive commissioner of the |
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Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules for the |
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implementation of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than June 1, 2024, the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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adopt the rules necessary to implement Section 38.001(a-1), |
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Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Section 38.001(a-1), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2024-2025 school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |